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Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to the Later Heidegger
Martin Heidegger is one of the most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings are notoriously they both require and reward careful reading.
The Later Heidegger introduces and
* Heidegger's life and the background to his later works
* The ideas and texts of some of his influential later works, including The Question concerning Technology, The Origin of the Work of Art , and What is Called Thinking?
* Heidegger's continuing importance to philosophy and contemporary thought.
The Later Heidegger introduces and
* Heidegger's life and the background to his later works
* The ideas and texts of some of his influential later works, including The Question concerning Technology, The Origin of the Work of Art , and What is Called Thinking?
* Heidegger's continuing importance to philosophy and contemporary thought.
- GenresPhilosophy
248 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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September 11, 2025
A solid introduction to one of the most difficult modern philosophers.
It is especially interesting the time Pattison dedicates to considering Heideggers Nazi association. I appreciate that this point is discussed.
Many great people did bad things, many bad people did great things, many interesting idea's come from reprihensible people. This is the problem with thinking in terms of good/bad people.
Heidegger is a case in point.
However I still think the author let's him get off too easily...
Any intellectual involved in a movement like nazism, even in the early years, is reprehensible. This is not a Marxist view of history, even though the author says so. This is simply the duty of any intellectual, not to side with evil. Beyond that Heidegger could and should have done more after the war to denounce the ideology...
Beyond these ethical problems with reading Heidegger, his work is extremely interesting and confusing. Pattison does a great service to the complex idea of Sein and Heideggers views on Nietzsche.
It is especially interesting the time Pattison dedicates to considering Heideggers Nazi association. I appreciate that this point is discussed.
Many great people did bad things, many bad people did great things, many interesting idea's come from reprihensible people. This is the problem with thinking in terms of good/bad people.
Heidegger is a case in point.
However I still think the author let's him get off too easily...
Any intellectual involved in a movement like nazism, even in the early years, is reprehensible. This is not a Marxist view of history, even though the author says so. This is simply the duty of any intellectual, not to side with evil. Beyond that Heidegger could and should have done more after the war to denounce the ideology...
Beyond these ethical problems with reading Heidegger, his work is extremely interesting and confusing. Pattison does a great service to the complex idea of Sein and Heideggers views on Nietzsche.
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